| Bring Me the Horizon | |
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 The BMTH logo
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Sheffield, England[1] |
| Genre(s) | Deathcore |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Label(s) | Visible Noise & Thirty Days of Night, Earache Records (US Only) |
| Website | Official Website MySpace Profile |
| Members | |
| Oliver Sykes Lee Malia Curtis Ward Matt Kean Matt Nicholls |
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| Former members | |
| Unknown Guitarist | |
Bring Me the Horizon (sometimes abbreviated to BMTH) are a deathcore band from Sheffield, Yorkshire. The band formed in the year 2004 from members of other bands within their local area.[2] They have incorporated elements of death metal and metalcore in their music, resulting in their genre best being described as deathcore[3] They are currently signed to the label Visible Noise Records, but were originally signed to the record label Thirty Days of Night Records. They were also the first band to be signed to that label. They have toured in the past with bands such as Lostprophets (headline), The Blackout[4]; Killswitch Engage (headline) and The Haunted[5]. They did a headlining tour of the UK during March and April with the now defunct metalcore band I Killed The Prom Queen. They played Download Festival 2007 in June also with Iron Maiden, Slayer and others.[6] They have recently been added to 3 dates on the Gigantour tour in Australia and will be playing in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane with Megadeth.
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Achievements
Discography
| Date of Release | Title | Label |
| October, 2005 (Re-Released in January, 2006) |
This Is What the Edge of Your Seat Was Made For | Thirty Days of Night Records, (Re-Released on Visible Noise) |
| October 30, 2006 | Count Your Blessings | Visible Noise, (Re-Released on Earache in the US) |
Band Members
- Oliver "Oli" Sykes - Vocals
- Lee Malia - Guitar
- Curtis Ward - Guitar
- Matt Kean - Bass
- Matt Nicholls - Drums
Incident in Nottingham
While on tour in the United Kingdom allegations were made against vocalist Oliver Sykes that he urinated upon and then assaulted a female fan after a gig at Nottingham Rock City when she allegedly refused his sexual advances. Sykes was subsequently charged with urinating on the fan, but not with physical assault.[8] Online Music Zine Drowned In Sound claimed that Bring Me The Horizon were banned from Nottingham Rock City.[9] However the band's label Visible Noise denied these rumours and the band subsequently played Nottingham Rock City on December 1st 2007.[10] On April 13, Sykes appeared in Nottingham Magistrates Court on a charge of common assault relating to the alleged urination incident, to which he pleaded not guilty. The case was adjourned until early May.[11] On the 3rd of May 2007 Sykes attended Nottingham Magistrates court for the second time and confirmed his not guilty plea. The case was adjourned again until the 17th of September. [12] However, due to lack of evidence, all charges against Sykes were dropped. [13]
Other Projects
- Oli Sykes ("Master Syko"), Matt Nicholls, Tom Sykes and XricciX made a rap band called Womb 2 da Tomb[14]
- Oli Sykes and his ex girlfriend's brother, Neil Whiteley, formed a two-man deathrash band named Purple Curto[15]
- Oli Sykes owns Drop Dead Clothing[16] and employs his younger brother Tom and mother Carol to help run and manage it with him.
- Oli Sykes also had an electronic instrumental side project called Olisarus or Oli Has a Deathwish.[17]
- Lee Malia and Curtis Ward were in a Metallica tribute act during the early days of Bring Me The Horizon
- There was a Bring Me The Horizon tribute act jokingly named "Bring Me The Haircutt"[18]
References
- ^ Official MySpace. MySpace.com. Retrieved on 13 October, 2007.
- ^ How they formed - record label's page
- ^ Information on BMTH genre from the Download Festival Website
- ^ Information on one of the gigs that BMTH supported Lostprophets
- ^ Information on BMTH supporting KsE
- ^ Download Festival line-up from official site
- ^ BMTH win Best British Newcomer
- ^ BMTH singer Oli Sykes charged by police, punktastic.com, retrieved April 10, 2007
- ^ Bring Me The... head of the person that did this drownedinsound.com, retrieved April 11 2007
- ^ rock-city.co.uk ::: gig guide
- ^ Bring Me The Horizon frontman fronts court, pleads not guilty halo-17.net, retrieved April 15, 2007
- ^ The sordid Bring Me The Horizon saga continues, halo-17.net, retrieved 6th June 2007
- ^ Oliver Sykes is off the hook, halo-17.net, retrieved 11th September 2007.
- ^ Womb 2 da Tomb Myspace
- ^ Purple Curto Myspace
- ^ Drop Dead Clothing website
- ^ Bandwagon.co.uk
- ^ [1] Bring Me The Haircutt on myspace.com
External links
- Official Website (Currently consists of a dead link and a link to the Drop Dead Clothing website - no other content)
- Official MySpace Profile
- Exclusive Video Interview on peta2
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| Oliver "Oli" Sykes · Lee Malia · Curtis Ward · Matt Kean · Matt Nicholls | |
| Studio albums | Count Your Blessings |
| EPs | This Is What the Edge of Your Seat Was Made For |
| Singles | "Traitors Never Play Hangman" |
